The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-26
A VERY BUSY KING.
How Humber of Italy Employs Him
self Nineteen Hours Day.
Rome Letter to the Paris Reqister.

Rome Letter to the Paris Register
The King of Italy is known for his tenn
perance in all things, except in that of
smoking. It has often been noticed what
an exceedingly small eater the King has
shown himself on all occasions, and, as to
drink, his guests may have it in plenty, but
his favorite cripple" is water His one
great weakness was for it is thing of the
past a good cigar. He was formidable
smoker, but he abused his tastes in
that line to sAh an extent that recently
he has taken q new departure, and has
''sworn off" from the fragrant weed. His
nerves had begun to suffer, he had asthmat-
ic turns, could sleep but little, and then had
to be propped up by plenty of pillows.
Some weeks ago his physician told him
what was the matter, and King Humbert
said: From this day forth / will not smoke
another cigar, or anything in the shape of
tobacco" His majesty has kept his word,
and the result has been a most noticeable
improvement in his health. King Humbert
is a man of iron will, and no one doubts that
he will keep his self-made pledge The Italians
are getting TO be excessive smokers, and the
greater part of the tobacco used is from the
United States, which they do not adulterate
with weaker materials; hence it is that the
Italian cigars are stronger than any that
can be found in Europe. 1t seems to me
that this excessive use of the weed cannot
but help, in time, to produce diseases of a
nervous kind. If, however, the Italians
should all follow the example of their sover-
eipn. there would be great falling off in
revenue, for, with two exceptions, tobacco
renders the State the largest income from
any one source.
Speaking of King Humbert giving up
tobacco, and the consequent Improvement
of his nervous condition, makes me recall
what work that monarch has to go through
in the course of year, and reconciles me to
the occasional notice which | see in the
newspapers, that to-day his majesty went
wild boar shooting in the woods of Porci-
ano. or last Saturday his majesty went to
his shooting-box on Lake Licola, where
the ducks are plentiful, and he gave
half tie day to the feathered game, and
in the afternoon went to the woods of
Diana and brought down several wild boars,
wild sows and wild pigs" | presume,
with the exception of these few days OF
recreation, King Humbert is, from Novem-
Der to June. the hardest-worked man in
Europe and from June to November his
life at Monza Qlis fayorite summer palace,
nine miles north of Milan is anything but
holiday For tho last three weeks the
KINGS duties have led him to Venice for the
oDeninr of the great and interesting art and
Industrial exhibition there; to Florence, for
oll the ceremonies, artistic and historic,
connected with the unwilling OF the conn
yletcd facade of the Cathedral: and to
Milan. where there is a large exhibition OF
milling, baking and kindred machinery.
Retween all these openings Of exhibitions
aud ceremonies in these different cities, he
has had to HE him back, by express trains,
To Rome TO preside over Cabinet councils,
to examine projects, to sign. bills and to
attend TO the ordinary routine of Parlia-
mentary and diplomatic duties--to say
nothing of officers returned from Africa and
n,.iyate citizens who had some claim upon
him or were sent for by the King. But to
Give an idea of what days work the King
Rad at Milan on June 10, viii, from notes
taken by one of his gentlemen.in- waiting,
write down what he actually did at the dir
ferent hours Of the date in question:
At6a, M, the King was already. up ana
at work IN his cabinet. Seven o'clock, a
sllght rejection. From 7:30 to D O'Clock the
Ktng read his correspondence.
Az $3.50 o'clock he left the palace ana
wont 10 the exhibition at the Piazza oil
Csstello AS soon as he arrived the KING
had 10 stand and listen TO several very long
snseches. and afterwafd be took TURN
throurh the galleries and engaged inSpeak-
mo oslyinr questions and informing hiin.
s,R generally about the machinery Oh